American Grand Prix Formula 1 2024: Red Bull forced to change its car , but it seems that there will be no penalties

Red Bull It has been seen He was forced to make changes to his car, After several discussions with the FIA, regarding With the system you have to change the height of the beginning of the word, or T-tray of your Rp 20 This was leaked after the Singapore Grand Prix.

Upon arrival in Austin, the matter broke out openly, although it is quite possible that he has been doing it internally for months. From the theoretical point of view It is said that with the mechanism they were able to change the height of the ground between qualifying and the race, To get a lower height with only 5 kilograms of gasoline and compensate for it before the start of the test (in a closed park system), by some mechanical in a simple way, to raise the height and adapt it to the 100 kilograms they must carry at the beginning of the test. The perfect trick and the right height in any conditions.

Now, The team confirmed to BBC Sport that he had changed an element of his car, Following discussions he had with the FIA after Singapore.

As reported by Andrew Benson on the BBC, becauseCompeting teams have alerted the judges To investigate a device in the cars of world champions that allows adjusting the height of the bodywork in the described way.

According to the current closed park rules of the sport, it is illegal to adjust the height of the car body between qualifying and the race itself, although in the three free practice sessions before qualifying, it is allowed to make the necessary adjustments. According to the BBC, the part of the Red Bull car that can be adjusted with the device is the so-called ‘bib’, ‘ T-tray ‘or’T-tray’, It is the front part of the floor in the area of the car.

It was only for the settings , as they say

A spokesman for Red Bull told the BBC.: “This, (the device) exists, although it cannot be accessed once the car is fully assembled and ready to drive. In the extensive correspondence we had with the FIA, this piece came up and we agreed on a plan to move forward.”

He points out that It will be a device to speed up the settings with the disassembly of the car And not to make a profit between two sessions with a closed park, such as qualifying and racing.

The warning of the FIA will be to avoid the suspicion of competitors, but their presence in Formula 1 and even more is inevitable when the two World Championships are at stake in the last six races. In any case, sanctions, since it is not proved that she used it for this purpose, seem to be excluded.

Performance and rumors

In the ring, Rumors that the FIA has found something irregular about May at Red Bull And that it had been blocked, it had been fixed. It’s the way to explain that they went from a double in Japan to a loss in Miami and then The performance of the car has decreased. Suddenly it was the car of Verstappen and Chico, starting from Imola Unable to save restrictions, Something that is perfectly explainable if it is suddenly no longer possible to change the altitude between a light gasoline car session and a race with the car loaded.

Did they find it then and now when it comes to light? This is the question that most journalists ask themselves on Thursday in Austin paddock, although The answer is almost impossible to answer.

In any case, As happened with McLaren’s flexible wings in Singapore , which were modified after seeing that in the Pak they visually wore out Undisputed, It is now unlikely that there will be a race review or sanctions. The world championship will continue as it is in terms of points and with a 52-point advantage for Verstappen over Norris.